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(Left) Kamala Harris attends a pro-union march in Los Angeles on October 2, 2019; (Right) Donald Trump visited a McDonald's restaurant in Feasterville-Trevose, Pa., on October 20, 2024. Mario Tama/Getty Images; Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

Here’s where Trump and Harris stand on 5 issues affecting workers

Vice President Harris and former President Trump have both appealed to workers in this year's election. But the candidates’ stances on many issues affecting workers remain far apart.

Pedestrians look at a statue of Donald Trump behind Gerhard Marcks' sculpture Maja , in Maja Park in Philidelphia. Caroline Gutman/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption

It's not just D.C.: Satirical Trump statues are appearing in cities across the U.S.

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Meet the Democrats using porn ads to convince Trump voters to stay home

Daren Abbey, 41, is being held on a charge of deliberate homicide in the killing of Dustin Kjersem earlier this month. Montana Department of Corrections hide caption

A Montana camper offered his killer a beer — and it held suspect's DNA, sheriff says

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Movie Reviews

A mother and son are separated by the london 'blitz' in this quietly radical film.

Former President Donald Trump speaks with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson in Glendale, Ariz., on Oct. 31, 2024. Patrick Fallon/AFP hide caption

Trump uses violent language to attack 'war hawk' Liz Cheney

To sleep better, exercise daily and limit caffeine and alcohol. Olivia Sun/NPR hide caption

5 tips to help you reset after the time change

Latest stories, what's making us happy: a guide to your weekend raking, listening and gaming, an 'unprecedented' good news story about a potentially deadly viral outbreak, a warden faced discipline over abuse at a prison. now he runs a prison training site, employers added only 12,000 jobs in october. that seems bad -- but there's a catch.

Pro-Palestinian supporters hold a candlelight vigil on the first anniversary of the attack by Hamas on Israel in Dearborn, Mich. on Oct. 7, 2024. Rebecca Cook/Reuters hide caption

We, The Voters

First gaza, now lebanon: how support for israel’s war is influencing michigan voting.

Many Muslim and Arab American voters are leaning toward third-party candidates or not voting, feeling neither main candidate values their families' lives. Others are choosing between Harris and Trump.

Gaza War Sways Michigan

Trump is in dearborn, michigan, trying to win over arab american voters.

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2024 Election

More than $10 billion has been spent on ads in the 2024 election.

Spending on campaign ads is up $1 billion from four years ago, according to data from AdImpact, analyzed by NPR. The state that's been the target of the most money is Pennsylvania.

A United States Air Force C-17 cargo plane loaded with humanitarian aid lands at Camilo Daza airport in Cucuta, Colombia, on Feb. 16, 2019. Fernando Vergara/AP hide caption

Boeing cleaned up on Air Force parts, including soap dispensers marked up 8,000%

Boeing overcharged the Air Force nearly $1 million for spare parts on C-17 cargo planes, including an 8,000% markup for simple lavatory soap dispensers, according to the Pentagon's inspector general.

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Soldier is charged with killing an Army sergeant found in a dumpster on Missouri base

Spc. Wooster Rancy, 21, faces charges of murder and obstructing justice in the Oct. 20 death of 23-year-old Army Sgt. Sarah Roque at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri.

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Hurray for the Riff Raff sings in a sage-filled meadow at the Aspen Ideas Festival

Chris Thile shreds Bach on mandolin at the Aspen Ideas Festival

Jonathan Scales' steelpans blaze at the Aspen Ideas Festival

Son Little's songs radiate outdoors at the Aspen Ideas Festival

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The Philly band, a force for good in rock and roll, runs through a career-spanning set with a little help from some bagpipes.

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The NPR news quiz

Who said 'i hate politics' — then endorsed harris find out in the quiz.

This week's news quiz mixes celebrities and politics. But hey, they started it. Were you paying attention?

A machinists strike at Boeing reduced manufacturing employment in October, contributing to a weaker-than-expected jobs report. David Ryder/Getty Images North America hide caption

Employers added only 12,000 jobs in October. That seems bad — but there's a catch

U.S. employers added just 12,000 jobs last month — but the number was depressed by a machinists' strike at Boeing and Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

An Arapahoe County, Colo., election worker picks up ballots from the Agilis sorting machine and places them in trays for further processing in 2022. Matt Bloom/CPR News hide caption

The Trump campaign wants Colorado to restart ballot processing after passwords leaked

The Colorado Secretary of State’s office confirmed that a spreadsheet posted for months on the department’s website included a hidden tab with a list of BIOS passwords for the voting machines.

UNITE HERE canvasser Wernel Martinez crosses a street in the Philadelphia suburb of Norristown after a long day of knocking on doors of voters. Andrea Hsu/NPR hide caption

Union workers could decide this election — and their unions know it

With much at stake on Election Day, labor unions have deployed canvassers to knock on doors in swing states. With polling tight, the focus is on turning out the vote.

UNION CANVASSING PUSH

A police officer looks through damage caused by a shell at the Omdurman Maternity Hospital in Omdurman, Sudan, on Sept. 7. Luke Dray for NPR hide caption

Here's what life is like in a city in the grip of Sudan’s brutal war

The Sudanese city of Omdurman lives in the shadow of war, facing daily shelling and battered medical services. But some people are trying to eke out a return to life, however precarious.

President Joe Biden speaks on Oct. 29 during an event about his Investing in America agenda at the Dundalk Marine Terminal in Baltimore. Daniel Kucin Jr./AP hide caption

Questions arise over White House transcript of Biden call to Latino activists

Sources told AP that protocol was not followed in editing a transcript of a call the president had with Latino activists responding to comments made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at a Trump rally.

Finding missing items is an art and a science. The next time you misplace your house key, try these strategies to hunt it down. Allie Sullberg/for NPR hide caption

How to find lost objects: 6 techniques that really work

We asked visual search scientists, a metal-detecting enthusiast and a detective to share the most effective strategies to find missing objects.

A person holds the certificate of electoral votes from Pennsylvania during a joint session of Congress early on Jan. 7, 2021, as the counting of electoral votes resumed after the riot at the U.S. Capitol. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Here are the key Electoral College dates to keep in mind ahead of Inauguration Day

Former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the last election put a spotlight on what are essentially ministerial steps between Election Day and Inauguration Day. Here are the key dates ahead.

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OpenAI is rolling out a web search feature for ChatGPT

The function can be used manually or automatically. It is available now for certain users, and will be accessible for other users on a rolling basis.

Boeing workers gather on a picket line near the entrance to a Boeing facility during an ongoing strike in Seattle, Wash. About 33,000 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 have been on strike for nearly seven weeks. David Ryder/Getty Images hide caption

Boeing’s striking machinists union will vote Monday on a new contract offer

Boeing’s machinists union leaders are endorsing the company’s latest contract offer, setting the stage for a vote on Monday that could end the seven-week strike.

People gather at a women's rights march in Chicago on the second anniversary of the Dobbs decision, the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and struck down federal abortion protections. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

Why abortion referendums are also about the economy

Abortion is on the ballot in 10 states. The vote results will have consequences beyond women's reproductive rights.

Ntombozuko 'Nozuko' Ndlwana (from left), Thozama, Nana, Zintle, Hlomela Msesele and Tsidi Zondi (in front) pose for a photo backstage during the Miss Lesbian beauty pageant in the Khayelitsha township of Cape Town, South Africa, in 2012. Julia Gunther hide caption

The Picture Show

Rainbow girls: 10 years of protection and prejudice.

Through her independent documentary project Rainbow Girls, photographer Julia Gunther captures the stories of protection and prejudice among a group of South African lesbian women.

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A far-right California county appointed him registrar. Now his election views have changed

Tom Toller, appointed by Shasta County's right-wing Board of Supervisors amid a culture of election denialism, says his own views of elections have changed after four months on the job.

In his new play The Other Americans, John Leguizamo is Nelson Castro, owner of a chain of laundromats in Queens, New York. Tony Powell/Arena Stage hide caption

John Leguizamo's parents knew the 'American dream hustle.' That informed his new play

In his new play The Other Americans , John Leguizamo stars as a Colombian Puerto Rican laundromat owner whose son is released from a mental wellness facility after suffering a trauma.

John Leguizamo's The Other Americans

Canvassers, Andrea Farmer and Alex Cook, mark off homes they have visited on their app while canvassing in a neighbor in Nashville, NC on Oct. 22, 2024. Andrea Ellen Reed for NPR hide caption

Support from rural Democrats will be crucial for Harris to win this swing state

North Carolina has more rural voters than any other 2024 presidential swing state, and canvassing groups are working to turn out voters in one purple county as early voting continues in the state.

Young Thug, seen here in Los Angeles in 2021, plead guilty more than two years after being arrested and charged with participating in criminal gang activity. Michael Tullberg/Getty Images hide caption

Young Thug pleads guilty in YSL trial, will serve probation

The Atlanta rapper, who was charged with participating in criminal gang activity in what has become the longest criminal trial in Georgia history, suddenly changed his plea on Thursday.

YOUNG THUNG TRIAL ENDS

Shaun Flores, Sarah Jaley, Michael — a teacher who requested NPR not share his last name for medical privacy, and Elizabeth Vossen talk about how OCD impacts their lives. NPR hide caption

This is what it’s really like to have OCD, according to 4 people living with it

OCD is often misunderstood. Here’s what it’s like, from people who live with it.

During OCD Awareness Month, a look at different forms of OCD

English lead singer, guitarist, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the rock band the Cure Robert James Smith performs on stage during a concert a the Royal Arena in Oerestad in Copenhagen, on October 14, 2022. (Photo by Ida Marie Odgaard / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by IDA MARIE ODGAARD/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images) Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

‘How it will end is how it will end,’ but The Cure isn’t over, yet

The Cure's first album in 16 years, Songs of a Lost World, is thematically dark, but sonically rich and inviting. Still, though, Robert Smith says there's so much more to come.

THE CURE'S SONGS OF A LOST WORLD

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Keri Russell returns as 'The Diplomat,' which is just as savvy in Season 2

Netflix’s The Diplomat rides a compelling line between serving up hefty slices of political and emotional drama.

Review: The Diplomat